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Delay Refused in Lawsuit Over Immigrant's Death

"After CBP officers detained Hernandez-Rojas, the Mexican national allegedly complained about his treatment and requested to see a doctor and an immigration judge. The officers and supervisors instead took Hernandez-Rojas into the desert and abused him, relatives claimed in a federal complaint. They say Hernandez-Rojas was hog-tied, kicked, punched, beaten with batons and shot him several times with a Taser. Hernandez-Rojas suffered a fatal heart attack after begging the officers to stop, his family claims."